Colonialism always starts with violent land theft. In this live-streamed conversation with Palestinian and Indigenous lawyers Laith Sarhan and Veronica Martisius, Drawing Wisdom host Jada-Gabrielle Pape grapple with the struggle of resisting occupation while working within colonial systems such as “the law”. What happens when the laws of the state do not uphold the laws of the land? What happens when the laws of the nation state support injustices? Under regimes of settler colonialism – who does the law serve?

Tune into this fascinating live streamed conversation diving into the laws of the land versus laws of the state!

LIVESTREAM SPEAKERS:

Jada-Gabrielle Pape, Saanich & Snuneymuxw Nations, host of the Drawing Wisdom Video Podcast.

Veronica Martisius is Kanyen’keha:ka (Mohawk) on her maternal side. She was born and raised in Brantford, ON, and is a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River.  She is a mom and practices law in the area of human rights.

Laith Sarhan is a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer based in Vancouver. While born and raised in Canada, Laith’s family were previously multi-generational olive farmers and merchants in Palestine forced to seek a better life away from Israeli military occupation. Laith practices in the area of privacy and technology law.